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T 684 "Gross heating value of black liquor" (Reaffirmed)
T 1006 "Testing of fiber glass mats: use of modified TAPPI procedures for sampling and lot acceptance, stiffness, tear resistance, and thickness" (Revision)
Special note: Documents appearing in the TAPPI online version of the Standards and TIPs are updated once a month (usually around the 15th). So it is possible that there is a delay between the publication announcement and the posting online. If you are a subscriber to the online access to Standards and TIPs and you are in a hurry for new documents that have not yet been posted, you can send a request to standards@tappi.org.
The TAPPI Standards regulations require public review of standards that are up for ballot. Send a message to standards@tappi.org if you want to request a copy of draft in ballot.
Listed below are TAPPI Standards that have recently gone out for ballot to the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG). The date in parentheses is the closing date for voting.
T 800 cm-06 "Drum test for fiberboard shipping containers (revolving hexagonal drum)" (March 31, 2016)
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Product & Product Quality Division committees are in need of new members to support the development and maintenance of standards we all use in the manufacture of the products we deliver to our customers.
These committees discuss and make decisions on critical issues that deal with standards which are currently being used by the pulp and paper industry, as well as those which are being developed for them.
Below are the committees which are in need of your support:
Pulp and Chemical Properties Committee
Tissue Properties Subcommittee
Joining one or more of these groups gives you and your company the opportunity to participate in the discussion and development of the standards we use for evaluating the product and product quality. Without good pulp and paper industry standards to guide us, we will not be able to deliver what our customers require. Therefore, please consider volunteering your company and your support for these committees.
For all those members who are already involved in Standard Specific Interest Groups (SSIG), we ask you to make the next step in standard development and maintenance participation by joining a committee today.
Meetings are held twice a year to discuss ongoing committee work. The meetings can be attended in person or by phone conference.
Please contact Steve Berg, P&PQ Division Chairman (sberg@thwingalbert.com) or Laurence Womack, Director of Standards and Awards (standards@tappi.org) for more information.
Getting started is easy. Do you have just a general idea for a standard, or are you farther along and have a substantial draft? If you just have a general idea for a standard or TIP, complete the New Idea Submission Form. TAPPI will review your idea and identify an appropriate committee or group to work on your suggestion. If you are further along, send an initial draft to standards@tappi.org. From there, the TAPPI Standards Manager will guide you through the appropriate process to finalize and approve the new document.
T 602 cm-06 "Analysis of sulfuric acid" needs one more member to join the SSIG.
T 438 cm-06 "Zinc and cadmium in paper" requires three more SSIG members for ballot.
T 578 sp-11 "Accelerated light aging of printing and writing paper by xenon-arc exposure apparatus" needs just one more SSIG member.
If no progress is made on these ballots, then they might be considered for withdrawal at the next QSMC meeting. If you have an interest in becoming a member of either of these SSIGs please contact standards@tappi.org.
T 281 sp-12 "Open drum washer mat sampling technique" (May 2, 2016)
If you wish to vote on the listed methods, or contribute to the discussion, then join the SSIG today by contacting standards@tappi.org.
The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is
will take place in Cincinnati, OH, at the TAPPI 2016 PaperCon Conference, Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 1:30 pm Eastern time. SARG approval is the last step
prior to publication for any new or revised standard.
In order to act on any appeals from TAPPI members relevant to the
standards up for approval, the SARG meeting is open to anyone for participation.
The agenda will be posted on the SARG page at least 50 days prior to the
meeting, in accordance with TAPPI’s guidelines. There will be links from the
agenda items to the final drafts that are up for approval.
If you would like to participate in the SARG meeting by conference
call, please send a message before May 13, 2016, to standards@tappi.org.
For details on these commonly-used acronyms in the development of TAPPI Standards and TIPs, please see the Standards Guidelines and the TIP Guidelines, or send your questions to standards@tappi.org.
TIP = Technical Information Paper
Q&SMC = Quality and Standards Management Committee
SSIG = Standard-Specific Interest Group
SARG = Standards Advisory Review Group
WI = Work Item
WG = Working Group
WGC = Working Group Chairman
om = Official Method
pm = Provisional Method
sp = Standard Practice
cm = Classical Method
ss = Standard Specification
sg = Standard Guideline
gl = Standard Glossary
wd = Withdrawn Standard
UM = Useful Method
Details on how to search and order TAPPI Standards, TIPs and Useful Methods can be found on the TAPPI website's Search and Order page.
For Individual TIPs, order Item Number: 0108____ (Insert TIP number)
For Individual Standards, order Item Number: 0104T____ (Insert Standard number)
For individual Useful Methods, order Item Number 0104UM____ (insert UM number)
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The 2015 collection of Standards, TIPs, and UMs, published in May of 2015 (product code STUCD-15), is available on CD. An Individual or Company License for access to the continually updated collection of Standards, TIPs, and UMs via the web is the best way to always have a current set of documents accessible. A print-on-demand version of either the Standards, TIPs, or UMs, current and updated as of the date printed, is also available.
For information and quotes on company licenses, contact Mary Anne Cauthen (MCauthen@tappi.org) or +1-770-209-7352. For regular orders (including individual online licenses), contact Member Connection at 1-800-332-8686 (US), 1-800-446-9431 (Canada), or +1-770-446-1400 (international), or order on line at www.tappi.org.
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Combine the Power of TAPPI Membership and the Quality of Performance by purchasing a TAPPI membership along with Standards online. Be a part of the TAPPI Community.
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